A Usability Evaluation of Fitness-Tracking Apps for Initial Users

Klock, Ana Carolina Tomé; Gasparini, Isabela

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21383-5_76

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“…In addition, 47% of these teachers use ICT as a pedagogical tool in their PE classes; however, many of our participants confirm that their PE teacher almost never uses them. The technological devices have many free or low-cost applications, are easy to use, and can be used in research to determine the levels of physical activity performed by students, among other characteristics [25]. As for the mobile application to help us in our intervention, there were two fundamental criteria: that it be free so that all students could participate, and that it offered reliable and attractive data, to attract the attention of the students.…”

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The Relevance of Mobile Applications in the Learning of Physical Education

2020

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Mobile telephony has developed exponentially, offering a multitude of services that could be optimal for the educational field of physical and sports activity (PSA). The objective of this research was to analyze the use of smartphone by 40 Spanish teenagers and assess the degree of satisfaction of the Polar Beat application within the subject of physical education in high school. The instruments used were two quantitative questionnaires and the data were analyzed with the statistical package SPSS 24.0. The teenagers recognized that they use the smartphone for instant messaging, telephone calls and downloads of games and tunes. The Polar Beat application in physical education classes has allowed them a better understanding of the content developed; the students affirmed that their motivation towards PSA increased with the knowledge and use of the Polar Beat app and that smartphones are innovative and effective tools. With all this, the mobile phone could be an educational tool that awakens interest in teenagers and teachers.

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“…It is worth mentioning the multitude of applications that we can find today in our technological devices, which can be fundamental tools to control or influence the levels of physical activity performed by teenagers daily [23][24][25]. In addition, these types of applications are usually free or have a low economic price.…”

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